HARRISBURG, Pa. (WKBN) – Drivers in Pennsylvania are no longer required to display a sticker on their license plate verifying their vehicle is registered.

The change in the law led to two bills that were discussed at the state capitol on Tuesday.

The House Transportation Committee discussed House Bills 1509 and 317, both of which were born out of the 2016 decision by PennDOT to no longer require drivers to display a registration sticker on their license plate. The move is expected to save them $3 million a year.

“In the 2017 PennDOT numbers, it shows that PennDOT lost about $22 million in registration renewals,” said Rep. Barry Jozwiak.

PennDOT says those numbers increased in 2018, but Jozwiak wants to bring them back.

So, he introduced HB 1509, creating a new two-in-one sticker that verifies a vehicle is registered and has passed inspection.

Jozwiak says the lack of a sticker has hindered police.

“Police officers cannot tell if the license plates on the cars are registered,” Jozwiak said.

Without those stickers, some law enforcement agencies are turning to other technology like Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) systems.